The Media Drop

Check out The Onion News Network’s take on an FCC decision to let nudity fly on television, but only if it’s Alyson Hannigan.
FCC Okays Nudity On TV If It’s Alyson Hannigan

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Reuters’ Peter Kaplan is reporting Monday that FCC commissioner Michael Copps is looking into allegations that a Huntsville, Alabama CBS affiliated “blacked out” a segment of “60 Minutes” on February 24 that contained “civil rights footage from the 1960s.”

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How did I manage to miss Comcast’s admission that it paid people to attend an FCC hearing where net neutrality was discussed. The company says these people were “merely saving seats for employees,” while others disagreed. Either way, it just comes off as odd, no? [via John Gruber]
The WaPo’s Paul Farhi details how WMAL host […]

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Apparently, the FCC is checking out the reports that Comcast is funking with its users who participate in filesharing, reports the Associated Press.
Hed of the day: The WaPo’s Lisa de Moraes’ item about Nickelodeon’s Zoey 101 getting big ratings rocks “We Feel Those Ratings Kicking: Suddenly, Millions Wanted to Catch a Glimpse of ‘Zoey’” - […]

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Chris Houchens made some great points in a post on Tuesday night about the FCC’s relaxation of media ownership news in Top 20 markets in the U.S., restating what needs to be obvious to people, that the “media” in their marketplaces isn’t left to the big companies any longer.
While I can most certainly appreciate […]

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